AfriForum has made an urgent appeal to the Tshwane metro about the disastrous state of rivers in Pretoria and surrounds.
The rivers includes the Hennops River in Centurion, and two more in Johannesburg and Ekhuruleni.
The rivers have fallen victim to severe pollution for many years, with AfriForum appealing to municipalities to address the issue multiple times before.
Before all the polluted matter in the water, the rivers had picturesque views with thriving fish and bird life around.
However, today it presents a completely different picture where residents in the area can’t even open their windows and doors due to the awful stench [coming from the polluted rivers].
“AfriForum is urgently appealing to the respective metros to both come up with a solution to the problem of pollution. We are also requesting a meeting in order to assist them with the process,” said JP Nel, AfriForum district coordinator of the
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